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Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws during workouts ahead of Game 1 of baseball’s World Series at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 in Houston.Much like the old the Gatorade campaign from the early 1990s to “Be Like Mike” — aka former NBA star Michael Jordan — the Astros and even their foes want to “Be Like JV.”
Life is good for Verlander, who has a 3-year-old daughter with supermodel wife Kate Upton, and his quick wit and big smile are on display more publicly as his remarkable career winds down. Also during Verlander’s media availability in the bowels of Minute Maid Park, Phillies director of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski popped into the interview room. Dombrowski was the Detroit Tigers’ general manager when they selected Verlander second overall of the 2004 baseball draft out of Old Dominion University.
“I’m just kind of along for the ride right now,” Verlander said Thursday when asked if he had mulled his future past this season. “It’s been a wonderful year for me, my family at home and in the sport. I’m just trying to be present and part of it.What’s dead ahead is Verlander’s eighth career start in the World Series, including in 2006 and 2012 with the Tigers and 2017 and 2019 with the Astros. He has a 5.
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